Earl Leroy Yeakel III
Judge Yeakel no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Yeakel decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In constitutional challenges, grants the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and a permanent injunction while denying the State's cross-motion.
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and for a Permanent Injunction filed January 31, 2018 (Clerk's Document No. 79) are GRANTED.”
Procedural preferences
Adopts a magistrate judge's Report and Recommendation (as modified) and grants an insurer's motion for final summary judgment where coverage does not apply.
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Texas Mutual Insurance Co.'s Amended Motion for Final Summary Judgment, filed on October 3, 2008 (Clerk's Document No. 41) is GRANTED.”
Cautions
On trademark claims, grants summary judgment in part -- dismissing a federal dilution claim -- while denying it on infringement and unfair-competition theories.
“grant the portion of KST's motion for summary judgment regarding UT's federal trademark dilution claim and deny the remainder of that motion regarding UT's federal trademark infringement and unfair competition claims”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment and for a Permanent Injunction filed January 31, 2018 (Clerk's Document No. 79) are GRANTED.”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment filed January 31, 2018 (Clerk's Document No. 78) is DENIED.”
“the Magistrate Judge recommends that this Court deny KST's motion for summary judgment on its affirmative defenses of laches, estoppel by laches, and statute of limitations”
“grant the portion of KST's motion for summary judgment regarding UT's federal trademark dilution claim and deny the remainder of that motion regarding UT's federal trademark infringement and unfair competition claims”
“IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Texas Mutual Insurance Co.'s Amended Motion for Final Summary Judgment, filed on October 3, 2008 (Clerk's Document No. 41) is GRANTED.”
“IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that Defendants' motion to dismiss contained in the Motion and Memorandum of Law in Support of Defendants Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company and Mid-Century Insurance Company of Texas' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs First Amended Complaint Pursuant to F.R.C.P. Rule 12(b)(6) filed December 13, 2013 (Doc. # 24) is DENIED.”
After a bench trial, Yeakel held that Texas had imposed sex-offender parole conditions on a person whose offense was not sexual without the individualized process required by precedent. He granted declaratory and injunctive relief requiring constitutionally adequate process.
Caseload & timing
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A historical record
Judge Yeakel no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.